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Photograph of showgirls outside of an airplane as celebrities disembark, circa March 1956

Date

1956-03

Description

People exit a plane through an oversized coin cut-out as two lines of shwogirls in winter costumes stand by. The woman in the center with a corsage on her coat is actress Agnes Moorehead; the man at the far right is comedian/musician Jerry Colonna; the man to the left of Colonna is producer Joe Pasternak. They are appearing at the premiere of the film "Meet Me In Las Vegas" in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Freda Klein Papers

Identifier

MS-00389

Abstract

The Freda Klein Papers (1967-1997) include a detailed biography and personal reflection penned by Klein, as well as a photocopied scrapbook. The scrapbook is comprised of correspondence and newspaper clippings that detail her career with the State of Nevada Employment Security Department and volunteer work with the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Private Industry Council, and Soroptimist International of Henderson, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Photograph album 2, Ferron-Bracken Collection, circa 1905-1935, page 10

Date

1909 to 1910

Description

Photographs on this page show people at a creek in Ogden Canyon, Utah, July 4, 1910; people posing by an automobile in Cedar Valley, Utah, July 10, 1910; a portrait of Reed Wimmer wearing collegiate athletic uniform, Salt Lake City, 1909; Doc Lucas and Jay Mitchell posing in an office, Ely, Nevada, 1910.

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Photograph of the front exterior of the Mint (Las Vegas), 1966

Date

1966

Description

The Mint Hotel with its tower nearing completion. Stamped on original: "Las Vegas News Bureau. Las Vegas, Nevada. Convention Center. 11940. Don English. Jerry Abbott. Joe Buck. Milt Palmer. John Cook." Also visible is the California Club.
Site Name: Mint Las Vegas
Address: 128 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of the casino interior of the Las Vegas Club, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Crowded interior view of the Las Vegas Club at its original location. Transcribed from original: "The Las Vegas Club has all standard games, and last year put the first turtle derby, at pari mutuel [sic] betting ever staged in Nevada."
Site Name: Las Vegas Club
Address: 18 East Fremont Street

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Photograph of speed boat and passengers on Lake Mead, Boulder City (Nev.), 1940s

Date

1940 to 1949

Description

Speedboat catches air above the waves as it passes by on Lake Mead. A woman sits at the front of the speedboat, her hair bouncing in the air. Another woman sits higher in the back of the boat with her hands up. A man is at the front of the boat, steering it. Inscription with photograph reads "Doc's (Dorothy) Lady Girl charter speed boat." Photograph taken by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada.

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Photograph of art works and volunteers, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 17, 1977

Date

1977-06-17

Description

Art works and Nevada Women's Conference volunteers. Left to right: unidentified, Peg Bolen, June 17, 1977. Photo is accompanied by a Xerox copy of a newspaper clipping "Help Us Write History; Las Vegas Review Journal, May 30, 1982: Peg Bolen is at right, but who is at left and what is the function? If you know please contact UNLV Special Collections, 739-3252, 9 a.m. -4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday."

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Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Manor, Millers (Nev.), early 1900s

Date

1900 to 1925

Description

Mr. And Mrs. S. H. "Barney" Manor with their daughter in the foreground in Millers, Nevada. Handwritten description provided on back of image: "Barney and I and Jo. I am some thing here. Only weigh 98 - but weight 103 again now. Wonderful. Mr. and Mrs. Sh. H. Manor and daughter. Barney' a nickname from Barney Oldfield, because he had such a heavy foot when driving. Barney's real name was Sam Houston Manor. As of 2/20/80 Barney was still living at Hawthorn and Round Mountain, 90 yrs. old. He worked for Tonopah & Goldfield RR-sect(?)hand. Their marriage was a love match. Barney had sandy red hair. He had a slight shake in his hands as I do, and because I had red hair, too, everyone teased that I really was his daughter. This photo probably taken at Millers, Nevada. Quotation and information told to Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, 2/20/80."

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Photograph of people playing at Fortune Club, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1953 - 1958

Date

1953 to 1958

Description

Patrons playing the machines inside the Fortune Club casino on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. The large sign hanging from the ceiling reads: "In the past 12 months the Fortune Club has paid over $1,500,000.00 in jackpots to nearly a quarter million players." Site Name: Fortune Club (Las Vegas, Nev.) Street Address: 109 East Fremont Street

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Slide of the Caesars Palace marquee, Las Vegas, 1969

Date

1969

Description

An unidentified woman standing in front of the marque for the Caesars Palace located at 3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada. The left side of the marquee reads: "Little Richard, Betty Walker, Terri Rindaldi; Afternoon fun times 2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Breck Wall & Joe Peterson's Bottoms Up." The right side of the marquee reads: "Sinatra; Jose Greco; Nana Lorca; Pat Henry; Stanley Myron Handelman."

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